Misty performed this variation from Don Quixote back in 1997 when she was only 15 years old (and had only two years of dance training under her belt). Misty performed another variation from Don ...

The dancer made history this week as the first black female principal at the American Ballet Theater. Misty Copeland made history this week when the 32-year-old ballerina was named the first black ...

Copeland joined Swift onstage during her career-spanning performance at the 2019 American Music Awards Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas ...

Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight ... especially if it was a performance that was being filmed,” Copeland told Wallace. Yet, in the fall of 2014, almost a year before she ...

Misty Copeland made history as American Ballet ... role gone — flew there with only a couple of days before my first performance. And I was told that I had to pretend that I didn’t know ...

Misty Copeland opens up about increasing diversity ... ritual of pancaking their ballet slippers (often multiple pairs per performance) until roughly 2020, when companies finally cropped up ...

Courtesy Misty Copeland Saveliev ... will celebrate the story of YAGP with dinner and a performance featuring numerous alumni. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland is ready to take young readers ... The new book, in which Misty and friends take in a performance of “Don Quixote,” will again be illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey.

Renowned ballerina Misty Copeland will be the 2025 Senior Convocation ... In addition to the guest speaker, the event includes performances from student organizations, a student speaker and ...

In the New York Times' review of that performance, Alastair Macaulay wrote: "When Misty Copeland made her New York debut in the double role of Odette/Odile in 'Swan Lake,' the most epic role in ...